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Just days after a woman in the city was swindled of Rs. 1.66 lakh by online fraudsters but the money recovered by the police in the nick of time, it emerged on Friday that none other than a High Court judge had fallen prey to an online fraud, though on a smaller scale. The judge lost Rs. 4,320, when in aÃÂ ...

... and manipulate victims by exploiting their trust. Total fraud was just under ÃÂ£1 billion, UKFinance figures reveal. Unauthorised fraud made up the majority of the stolen cash at ÃÂ£731.8 million - five per cent down on 2016. Fraudsters operate by phone, email, social media or texts to contact potential victims.

Fraudsters claiming to be from HM Revenue and Customs are targeting island residents, police have warned. Officers said: 'The Fraudsters are still telephoning island residents and phishing for personal and/or financial details. 'They are very convincing and will use various scare tactics to get your attention.

Fraudsters claiming to be from HMRC target residents in Holywood and Bangor. Police are urging members of the public to protect themselves against Fraudsters who claim to represent HMRC and trick them into making a bogus payment. Share. By. Sarah Scott. 16:20, 17 MAR 2018. News. Stock image (Image: GettyÃÂ ...

POLICE from Devon and Cornwall are warning the public to be vigilant following an incident in Plymouth that saw an elderly woman scammed out of ÃÂ£4,000. The incident happened in Coverdale Place, Manadon, in February. A woman in her 80s received a call from a man who said he was a police officerÃÂ ...

By then, the fraudster had amassed Dh22,450, including her salary, and cash withdrawals from her two credit cards. Telecom companies du and Etisalat have, over the years, warned people of fraudsters claiming to be telecom staff and tricking people that they had won in raffles. The modus operandiÃÂ ...

Vishing: The fraudster calls you and pretends to be from your bank - or impersonates an authority figure like a policeman. You are told your account has been compromised and need to transfer your cash to a new account which is actually the fraudsters. The fraudster tells you to call the number on yourÃÂ ...

Laval police seek victims of alleged fraudster. Emmanuel Cardinal was arrested Thursday in connection with what Laval police contend was a fraud of more than $5,000 and for charging a criminal rate of interest on a loan. Montreal Gazette. Published on: March 16, 2018 | Last Updated: March 16, 2018 7:01 AM EDT.

AUSSIE Home Loans is not capable of identifying fraud by mortgagebrokers and instead farms the work out to the lenders, the banking royal commission has heard. AUSSIE WANTS BROKER COMMISSIONS TO STAY ÃÂ· ROYAL COMMISSION HEARS AUSSIE HOME LOANS CUSTOMERS 'NOT TOLD OFÃÂ ...

If you fall victim to online fraud, you don't have to do a harried rounds of banks. Instead, you could rush a complaint to the police cyber cell. The other day, the city police helped a woman, a resident of D.H. Road, recover ₹1.6 lakh that had been defrauded from her account. The money was siphoned off fromÃÂ ...

Tipped off: SGI details some of 2017's most 'memorable' foiled insurancefraudsters ... The agency also notes that bills to fix supposedly stolen and damaged property becomes the attempted fraudster's responsibility. McMurchy said that special investigators look at between 1,200 and 1,500 suspiciousÃÂ ...

Figures released today from UKFinance, which represents almost 300 finance firms, show there were 43,875 cases of 'authorised push payment' fraud in 2017. Of these 88% were consumers who lost an average of ÃÂ£2,784 each. Banks and credit card providers were able to recover ÃÂ£60.8 million (26%) ofÃÂ ...

The husband of a convicted fraudster has fended off a shortcut method to recover the ill-gotten gains from him. But the fraudster Rebecca Anne Ralph, 45, now faces an appeal against the sentence imposed in the Wellington District Court in December. Ralph, of Waikanae, pleaded guilty to fraud involvingÃÂ ...

Law360 (March 13, 2018, 7:04 PM EDT) -- Two men and their lawyers at Wilentz Goldman & Spitzer PA and Cherundolo Law Firm PLLC asked a New York federal judge on Tuesday to let them lead a proposed class action against an imprisoned fraudster and the companies and individual that allegedly worked with him.

Loren Reagan, accused of defrauding hockey parents of tens of thousands of dollars on a failed trip to Europe, was recently arrested on a Canada-wide warrant and was been denied bail. Reagan, who had missed his trial in Penticton during the fall of 2017, was taken into custody on March 3 in Calgary.

Almost one in five over-60s say they have been targeted by scammers more than 10 times over the past year, a survey has found. Two-thirds of the age group are worried about fraud or scams and 20 per cent avoid online banking because they fear being targeted by fraudsters, according to a poll byÃÂ ...

The government today tabled a bill that seeks to confiscate all the assets of absconding fraudsters and loan defaulters for recovering dues from them. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 aims to impound and sell assets of fugitives such as Nirav Modi, who is alleged to be behind the nearly Rs 12,700ÃÂ ...

The Ministry of Lands, Housing and Urban Development has warned Malawians against buying land from fraudsters who impersonate workers at the ministry. The warning has been issued following reports that a fraudster stole money from several politicians after lying to them that the ministry had allocatedÃÂ ...

New Delhi: The government has tabled a bill that seeks to confiscate all the assets of absconding fraudsters and loan defaulters for recovering dues from them. The Fugitive Economic Offenders Bill 2018 aims to impound and sell assets of fugitives such as Nirav Modi, who is alleged to be behind the nearlyÃÂ ...

CHISINAU: Moldova's justice minister resigned on Monday after a leaked telephone conversation appeared to show him chatting in 2015 with a man later convicted of what is known in the country as the "theft of the century". Jurnal TV broadcast the conversation between Alexandru Tanase andÃÂ ...

Police have issued another warning about fraudsters getting personal information through phone calls and e-mails. ... "In the event an unknown caller's computer access request is challenged or refused, the fraudster is known to make threats -- including suggesting that the contacted person could be sentÃÂ ...

The Brong Ahafo Regional Police Command has issued a statement warning residents and parents in the region to be wary of the activities of fraudsters who have devised sophisticated means to defraud the public. According to the Police, the fraudsters who belong to a gang, create panic with stories ofÃÂ ...

Officers of the Greek Police's cyber crimes squad on Monday issued fraud charges against unknown persons following a probe into complaints by consumers claiming to have received emails suggesting that they could receive partial rebates from the Public Power Corporation. According to investigatorsÃÂ ...

Unfortunately this is not an isolated case, AusPayNet figures show in the 2016/17 financial year Australians had a massive $538.2 million taken by card fraudsters. Card-not-present fraud -- like Mr Mason's experience -- has soared by 10 per cent in just 12 months and now accounts for 82 per cent of allÃÂ ...

"With that type of information, fraudsters are actually able to create a fake profile as if they were you and potentially apply for new loans in your name, credit cards or make medical claims and that is potentially more dangerous than actually stealing money that you have in your current account," Parker said.

Fraudster Daniel Compton took payments for mobile phones and tablets he advertised on Facebook but failed to deliver the goods. The 27-year-old put the items up for sale on the social networking site and when people agreed to buy them he gave them bank account details for them to transfer money into.

"High tech fraudsters armed with real personal information on good consumers apply with multiple identities for multiple products with multiple lenders within hours or days," he added. Synthetic ID fraud involves using either a combination of real and fake information -- such as a child's social securityÃÂ ...

On Wednesday, U.S. District Judge Carlos E. Mendoza sentenced 28-year-old Ronnie Rolland Montgomery to seven years in federal prison for wire fraud. (File). Jeff WeinerContact ReporterOrlando Sentinel. Privacy Policy. The scheme began with an attempt to lure men on adult dating sites with posts that claimed to beÃÂ ...

Pinetown Cluster communications officer, Capt Mazwi Mbatha, said this fraudster first recruited a cashier from a food outlet in Pinetown and promised her a 'rewarding job' at eThekwini municipality. "The suspect, who was liaising with the victim via WhatsApp, asked her to pay an amount of R3 000 via SparÃÂ ...

Fraudsters post fake profiles on holiday rental websites or set up bogus websites to lure unsuspecting holidaymakers into making a booking. After victims pay their deposit they never hear from the Fraudsters again. In some instances, victims turn up in the mountains to find their chalet does not exist or isÃÂ ...

The Dark Web Market Price Index (UK Edition) shows how widespread hackers and fraudsters are casting their nets. It is not just traditional personal data such as bank accounts, passports and insurance details that they sell. Everything from Deliveroo accounts to Ticketmaster are now part of the data onÃÂ ...

It's tax season, and the Canada Revenue Agency (CRA) has warned that a new texting scam is making the rounds. The CRA will never send you a text message, said spokesperson Cheryl Yeung. "Most text message, scam messages will involve links, generally they could also include dollar amountsÃÂ ...

Speaking to The Telegraph, Sandra Peaston, Assistant Director at Cifas, said social media was being increasingly tool used by fraudsters to convert young people into accidental money launderers - by offering them fake money making schemes or even fake job offers, and then convincing people "whoÃÂ ...

A group of fraudsters who conned UKconsumers out of ÃÂ£37m by selling passports and driving licences through copycat websites have been sentenced to more than 35 years in jail. The six people, led by Peter Hall and including his wife Claire, operated websites that impersonated official governmentÃÂ ...

Fraudsters claiming to be from one of the Island's telecoms providers are targeting Manx residents. Customers of Manx Telecom have reported receiving calls from scammers claiming to be from the company. The caller tells the intended victim of the scam that they'll have their phone line cut off within 48ÃÂ ...

CRIMINALS come in all shapes and sizes but we often overlook those who prefer to hide behind technology or target those closest to them to ply their craft. March is Fraud Prevention Month and the Surrey RCMP would like to draw attention to a selection of scams that officers have seen this past year andÃÂ ...

A woman is accused of renting out a Palm Desert home she didn't own. The owner was in San Francisco while three people tried to move in. Colin Atagi/The Desert Sun. 636553883222764952-sanchez-delacruz.JPG. Fernando DeLaCruz, left, and Johnny Sanchez, right, are accused of stealing someone'sÃÂ ...

'We encourage people to educate themselves on protection. It's the only way we are going to win against it,' said Len Andrusiak, president and CEO of the Better Business Bureau of Manitoba and Northwest Ontario. When Alainna McDonald did not receive the US$180 blanket she ordered beforeÃÂ ...

Most of Eddie Contreraz's clients either didn't work or didn't earn enough money to qualify for loans, authorities say. But that didn't stop them from getting bank loans, credit cards and lines of credit with his help. Contreraz did so by studying lending patterns at various banks to find out what information wasÃÂ ...

Elements of your online presence, from your bank details to your dating profile, can be sold so cheaply on the dark web that your entire internet identity could be worth "less than the price of a new iPhone", new research shows. A fraudster could purchase all your online accounts for just ÃÂ£820, according toÃÂ ...

A DIVORCEE claimed cash, a hotel and room full of donated clothes by posing as a survivor of the Grenfell tower fire, a court has heard. Joyce Msokeri "feigned trauma convincingly" in the wake of the deadly inferno, telling authorities she had lost her husband despite being single and living miles away,ÃÂ ...

Robert Lemon wants to see police investigate a fraudster who allegedly duped his now deceased partner of $1.1 million. ... Ford believes a possible solution to increased criminal prosecution of investment fraudsters could be found in greater co-ordination between Canada's police forces and the country'sÃÂ ...

Several schools have been conned out of thousands of pounds after falling victim to fraudsters. Staffordshire police ... fraudsters have contacted the members of staff at schools responsible for authorising financial transfers via email while claiming to be the head teacher or principal. Keep an eye out forÃÂ ...

A new study raises concern about medical devices that rely on software as fraudsters are capable of hacking into them to blackmail victims, the Daily Mail reported. tools like pacemakers and insulin pumps could come with such risks. A report by the American College of Cardiology's ElectrophysiologyÃÂ ...

fraudster who told police should had handed herself in is on the run. Officers are searching for the 40-year-old who has been seen in Bristol. Share; Comments. By. Alex Ballinger. 10:17, 21 FEB 2018. News. Enter your postcode to see news and information near you Community updates, crime statistics, Local NewsÃÂ ...

It is when a school is targeted by a fraudster who is pretending to be the head teacher or principal, and contacts a member of staff with responsibilty for authorising financial transfers. They then request for a one-off urgent bank transfer to be made, typically between ÃÂ£8,000 and ÃÂ£10,000. Contact is oftenÃÂ ...

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